| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rew (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Hicks (fresh) SF - Brian Schrader (fresh) PF - Richard Baum (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Kyle Nelson inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | UMass | Kyle Nelson misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Peter Williams - foul #2 on Peter Williams, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| 19:35 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:35 | UMass | Kyle Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:35 | Charlotte | Peter Williams snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 19:19 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Williams | 22-26 |
| 18:59 | UMass | Danny Johnston is hacked by Richard Baum - foul #1 on Richard Baum, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| 18:44 | UMass | James Kim loses the ball out of bounds | 22-26 |
| 18:34 | Charlotte | James Rew picks off the pass by Donald Hicks | 22-26 |
| 18:32 | UMass | Thomas Sanders is called for the reach on Danny Johnston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Sanders, team foul #3 | 22-26 |
| 18:09 | UMass | James Rew hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 22-26 |
| 18:08 | Charlotte | Peter Williams snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 18:03 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 22-26 |
| 18:02 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Baum | 22-26 |
| 17:48 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-26 |
| 17:31 | UMass | James Kim hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-26 |
| 17:09 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Baum | 24-28 |
| 16:48 | UMass | James Kim buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Johnston | 26-28 |
| 16:27 | Charlotte | James Kim picks off the pass by Richard Baum | 26-28 |
| 16:07 | UMass | James Kim knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Rew | 28-28 |
| 15:40 | Charlotte | Richard Baum is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (PG), Chris Polisky (SG), Brian Newton (SF), Derek Tam (C) Danny Johnston, Colin Fletcher, Kyle Nelson, James Kim | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Claude Hanson (PG), John Jones (SG), Eric Nolen (SF), Randall Green (PF), Royce Cumbie (C) Thomas Sanders, Donald Hicks, Brian Schrader, Richard Baum, Peter Williams | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph White (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chris Polisky (fresh) SF - Brian Newton (fresh) PF - James Rew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Derek Tam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Claude Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Nolen (fresh) PF - Randall Green (fresh) C - Royce Cumbie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | UMass | Joseph White scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Rew | 30-28 |
| 14:57 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Jones | 30-30 |
| 14:28 | UMass | Joseph White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 14:26 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:22 | Charlotte | Eric Nolen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-30 |
| 14:21 | UMass | James Rew snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 14:03 | UMass | Joseph White buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Rew | 32-30 |
| 13:48 | Charlotte | Claude Hanson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 13:47 | Charlotte | Eric Nolen tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 13:24 | UMass | James Rew can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Royce Cumbie - foul #2 on Royce Cumbie, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG), Colin Fletcher (SG), James Kim (C) Joseph White, Chris Polisky, Derek Tam | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders (PG), Richard Baum (PF), Peter Williams (C) Claude Hanson, Randall Green, Royce Cumbie | |
| 13:24 | UMass | James Rew misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 13:24 | UMass | James Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:05 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Williams | 33-35 |
| 12:36 | UMass | Colin Fletcher misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 12:35 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 12:31 | Charlotte | Richard Baum blows the layup | 33-35 |
| 12:29 | UMass | James Kim gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 12:05 | UMass | Danny Johnston drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 11:52 | Charlotte | The jump hook by Richard Baum is blocked by James Rew | 35-35 |
| 11:51 | Charlotte | Peter Williams tips it home | 35-37 |
| 11:29 | UMass | James Rew misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 11:28 | Charlotte | John Jones gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Newton (fairly fresh) PF - James Rew (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Kim (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Nolen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Baum (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders clanks a jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 11:21 | Charlotte | Richard Baum tips it home | 35-39 |
| 11:15 | UMass | Colin Fletcher is called for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Nelson (SF), Derek Tam (PF) Brian Newton, James Rew | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Hicks (SG), Brian Schrader (SF), Randall Green (PF), Royce Cumbie (C) John Jones, Eric Nolen, Richard Baum, Peter Williams | |
| 10:58 | Charlotte | Randall Green comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-39 |
| 10:57 | Charlotte | Randall Green tips it home | 35-41 |
| 10:42 | UMass | Colin Fletcher connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Danny Johnston | 38-41 |
| 10:25 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 10:23 | Charlotte | Randall Green snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 10:17 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Randall Green | 38-43 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Royce Cumbie is called for the reach on Colin Fletcher - foul #3 on Royce Cumbie, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (PG), Chris Polisky (SG), James Rew (PF) Danny Johnston, Colin Fletcher, James Kim | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Claude Hanson (PG), Richard Baum (PF), Peter Williams (C) Thomas Sanders, Randall Green, Royce Cumbie | |
| 09:32 | UMass | James Rew connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-43 |
| 09:14 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Claude Hanson | 40-46 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Richard Baum is called for the reach on James Rew - foul #2 on Richard Baum, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG) Chris Polisky | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Jones (SG) Claude Hanson | |
| 08:37 | UMass | James Rew comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 08:35 | Charlotte | Richard Baum grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 08:24 | Charlotte | James Rew is called for the reach on Donald Hicks - foul #1 on James Rew, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Newton (SF), James Kim (C) Kyle Nelson, Derek Tam | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders (PG), Eric Nolen (SF) Donald Hicks, Brian Schrader | |
| 08:06 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Baum | 40-48 |
| 07:44 | UMass | James Rew comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 40-48 |
| 07:43 | Charlotte | Peter Williams grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 07:37 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders is fouled on the floor by James Kim - foul #3 on James Kim, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Colin Fletcher (SG) Joseph White | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randall Green (PF), Royce Cumbie (C) Richard Baum, Peter Williams | |
| 07:26 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 07:24 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Royce Cumbie | 40-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Newton (fresh) PF - James Rew (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Kim (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Nolen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Royce Cumbie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Newton - foul #2 on Brian Newton, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Derek Tam (PF) James Rew | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 07:06 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 07:06 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 06:37 | UMass | Colin Fletcher scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 06:22 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 43-50 |
| 06:21 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie grabs the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:09 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Jones and the foul's on Colin Fletcher - foul #1 on Colin Fletcher, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (PG), Kyle Nelson (SF) Danny Johnston, Brian Newton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Brian Schrader (SF), Richard Baum (PF), Peter Williams (C) Eric Nolen, Randall Green, Royce Cumbie | |
| 06:09 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders misses the free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Kim | 43-52 |
| 05:54 | UMass | James Kim misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-52 |
| 05:53 | UMass | James Kim hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 05:46 | Charlotte | Richard Baum's floater is tipped away by Derek Tam | 45-52 |
| 05:44 | UMass | Kyle Nelson snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 05:40 | UMass | Colin Fletcher misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 05:38 | Charlotte | Richard Baum snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 05:34 | Charlotte | John Jones misses long on a turnaround from close range | 45-52 |
| 05:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to Derek Tam | 45-52 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Joseph White misses the floater from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Derek Tam grabs the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Colin Fletcher clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 05:00 | Charlotte | Richard Baum gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:57 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG), James Rew (PF) Colin Fletcher, Derek Tam | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Claude Hanson (PG), Donald Hicks (SG) Thomas Sanders, John Jones | |
| 04:43 | UMass | Joseph White can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 04:42 | Charlotte | Peter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:35 | Charlotte | Claude Hanson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 04:33 | UMass | James Rew pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Joseph White hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Danny Johnston | 48-52 |
| 04:00 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 03:40 | UMass | James Rew clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Schrader - foul #2 on Brian Schrader, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | UMass | Colin Fletcher (SG), Brian Newton (SF), Derek Tam (C) Joseph White, Kyle Nelson, James Kim | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Jones (SG), Eric Nolen (SF), Randall Green (PF), Royce Cumbie (C) Claude Hanson, Brian Schrader, Richard Baum, Peter Williams | |
| 03:40 | UMass | James Rew makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:40 | UMass | James Rew makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 03:30 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Jones | 50-57 |
| 03:12 | UMass | Colin Fletcher misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 03:10 | Charlotte | Randall Green snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Newton (fresh) PF - James Rew (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Derek Tam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Nolen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Royce Cumbie (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Nolen | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | UMass | Colin Fletcher makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Rew | 52-60 |
| 02:53 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Nelson (SF) Brian Newton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders (PG), Brian Schrader (SF), Richard Baum (PF), Peter Williams (C) Donald Hicks, Eric Nolen, Randall Green, Royce Cumbie | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Charlotte | Richard Baum drills a floater near the basket set up by Thomas Sanders | 52-62 |
| 02:26 | UMass | Kyle Nelson hits the finger roll | 54-62 |
| 01:57 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders comes up short on the floater from the right side | 54-62 |
| 01:55 | UMass | James Rew pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | UMass | Kyle Nelson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-62 |
| 01:28 | UMass | Danny Johnston grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 01:10 | UMass | Colin Fletcher scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Danny Johnston | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Charlotte | Peter Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 00:42 | Charlotte | Richard Baum snags the offensive board | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Charlotte | Richard Baum is hacked by James Rew - foul #2 on James Rew, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UMass | James Kim (C) Derek Tam | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie (PF) Richard Baum | |
| 00:37 | Charlotte | James Kim is called for the reach on Peter Williams - foul #4 on James Kim, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| 00:35 | Charlotte | Peter Williams is fouled on the floor by James Kim - foul #5 on James Kim, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UMass | Derek Tam (C) James Kim | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Hicks (SG), Richard Baum (PF) John Jones, Royce Cumbie | |
| 00:35 | Charlotte | Peter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:35 | Charlotte | Peter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | UMass | Kyle Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-64 |
| 00:29 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks is hacked by Colin Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Colin Fletcher, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie (PF) Richard Baum | |
| 00:27 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:27 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | UMass | Colin Fletcher comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 00:22 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:22 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Jones (SG) Donald Hicks | |
| 00:20 | Charlotte | Peter Williams is hacked by Colin Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Colin Fletcher, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| 00:20 | Charlotte | Peter Williams misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:20 | UMass | James Rew grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:14 | UMass | Derek Tam's pass is intercepted by John Jones | 57-66 |
| 00:11 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Jones | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | UMass | Colin Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-68 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Derek Tam pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | UMass | The clock runs out | 57-68 |